1 Corinthians 9:24-25

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25




Sunday, February 20, 2011

Chasing the Runner

Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all of the days of my life.

Unless you have won every race you have ever entered, you know what it’s like to chase someone. You pick that person out, maybe even before the race starts, and you focus all your energy and purpose on overcoming him. Nothing is more important than tracking him down – victory cannot be achieved without overtaking him.

In today’s Bible verse, David says that God’s goodness and mercy shall follow him all the days of his life. But the goodness and mercy – God’s unfailing love – are not just following David. Rather, God is actively pursuing David – chasing him down, attempting to overcome him. But God’s purpose in the race is different. He is tracking David down to bless him. He seeks to shower him with his unfailing love and forgiveness.

The best part is that God seeks you in the same way. He selected you before the race even started. He picked you out deliberately as the one He would pursue. And no matter how fast or how far you run, no matter where you try to go, He is there. Nothing is more important to Him than tracking you down. But He is not trying to pass you to win a race. The victory has already been won, and He seeks to share it with you.

Sometimes we fail to see God’s love in our lives. Our sinful perspective tells us that God’s love comes and goes, that His attention wanes, that His love depends on our current condition or actions. We can be convinced that we have gone to a place where He cannot or will not come after us. We think He will grow weary of us and give up. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single day of our lives, God tirelessly, endlessly, actively, rigorously chases us with his love, mercy, faithfulness, and loving kindness. Ask Him to show you that love in your life today! 

God of unfailing love, open my eyes today to see You and Your unending pursuit of me. Slow me down in this race, that I may allow that love to catch up to me, to enter me, to fill me completely. In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN.
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  1. KristenFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    I love this one!!!! I have written in my Bible the word "pursue." What a different perspective that simple change makes!

    Hugs!

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